History Of Basketball

From The Beginning

Basketball was invented by James Naismith. The first "basket and ball" was a soccer ball and a peach basket. Basketball originated in 1891.

Basic Rules Of The NBA

A few basic rules are that the NBA three pointer is a line behind the foul shot line. Anywhere inside there is a two pointer.

Moving To The NBA and Stats

There were a lot of records in basketball for example Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a game. Speaking of the games the first league was formed in 1898. Have you ever seen the NBA league symbol that is named after Horace Grant. The first basketball game was on January 20th, 1892 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The first game consisted of 18 players nine to a side just like baseball of the day. William R. Chase was the first player ever to score a basket. Each player was payed 15$ but Fred Cooper was payed $16 dollars and is now known as the first known highest payed player. Trenton defeated Brooklyn 15-1 to win the first ever professional basketball game. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played 20 seasons in the NBA, holds the record for most points scored in a career with 38,387. Did you know the Boston Celtics have won the most NBA championships.

Thats all for now!!

1. more than 250 million people worldwide play basketball
2. Basketball originated in 1876
3. Mike Naismith invented basketball
4. Naismith drew up the rules for the new game in "about an hour." Most of them still apply in some form today.
5. a simple game that could be played indoors during winter.
6. Wilt Chamberlain in 1962 scored 100 points in a game.
7. The first professional basketball league was formed in 1898
8. National Basketball Association now have foreign players
9. The association also has the symbol named after Horace grant
10. The First true basketball game as we know it was on January 20th, 1892 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
11. Of the 13 rules, nine have been modified and kept in the modern game of basketball, the rest have been disregarded.
12. The First game consisted of 18 players, or nine to a team which was standard to the baseball teams of the day.
13. Since Naismith or the YMCA didn’t have the money to design a new ball they used a soccer ball.
14. Halfway through the game however William R. Chase made the ball go into the peach basket, and thus became the first player to ever score in a basketball game.
15. It was during this game that someone suggested a name for this new sport, Basketball.
16. Each player got $15 dollars except Fred Cooper who got $16 dollars, and became the first highest paid player.
17. Trenton defeated Brooklyn 15-1 to win the first ever professional basketball game.
18. Two years after the first professional basketball game was played six teams for Philadelphia and New Jersey formed the National basketball league NBL.
19. The first “hoops” were actually just peach baskets and the first backboards were made of wire.
20. The game became an official Olympic event at the Summer Games in Berlin, Germany in 1936.
21. Two leagues called the National Basketball League NBL and the Basketball Association of America BAA merged after the 1948-49 season to become today's National Basketball Association NBA.
22. The Boston Celtics have won the most NBA championships 16, including seven straight from 1960 to 1966.
23. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played 20 seasons in the NBA, holds the record for most points scored in a career with 38,387.
24. On March 2, 1962, Philadelphia center walt Chamberlain scored 100(99) points in one game against New York. That is the most one player has ever scored in one game.
25. Current Atlanta Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens has won more basketball games than any other coach.
26. The American Basketball Association ABA was a 10-team rival league to the NBA that began play in the 1967-68 season and folded nine years later after the 1975-76 season. Four current NBA teams – Indiana, Denver, New York, and San Antonio – originated in the ABA.
27. The NBA instituted the three-pointer before the 1979-80 season, an idea it borrowed from the ABA.
28. Washington Wizards have won all six NBA Finals in which they've appeared.
29. A Basketball goal is scored when a team shoots the ball into the basket.
30. Two points are awarded when the player is near to the basket or closer to it than the three-point line.
31. Three points are awarded when the player shoots the ball into the basket behind the three-point line.
32. Violations of rules during the progress of play are called 'fouls'.
33. A personal foul or a technical foul will give the opponent team a free throw.
34. Women's basketball was added to the Olympics in 1976 Montreal Olympics.
35. In 1989, FIBA dropped the distinction between amateur and professional players.
36. The only member of both the football and basketball hall of fame is Mark Hubbard.
37. Michael Jordan became popular when he scored 26 points while playing for the Chicago Bulls. He scored more points 6,879 in the playoffs than any other player by the time of his retirement.
38. You are not allowed to kick the basketball
39. the brand for basketballs is Adidas in the NBA
40. The average height for a basketball player in the NBA is 7.73 feet